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[maxcriden]

And if so, what is it? And why is it your fave?

You can see all of the amiibo on Nintendo's official amiibo site, specifically on their amiibo line-up page. An handy chart of amiibo can be found on the Wikipedia entry for amiibo.

amiibo first blasted onto the scene in November 2014, with the SSB line.

One of the best of those is Pikachu, of course.

He's got those spiky ears and unmistakable grin. We've currently got him in our rotating series of wall-hanging amiibo.

There's also an Olimar figurine, too.

It's endlessly cool as a Nintendo fan to see niche franchises brought to life in quality figurines (I realize the quality of amiibo varies, but some are very pleasing to the eye).

Who could forget the Yarn Yoshi line of amiibos, with its delightfully plushy figurines, the massive Mega Yoshi and of course the ever-delighted and delightful Poochy.

All three of these are frequently laden with catnip and then summarily licked and held and kicked by our cat.

The Kirby line has backdrops with great visual cohesion and figures emanating that joyous Kirby vibe.

The Majora's Mask Link releasing tomorrow arrived from Best Buy in the mail yesterday as a special mid-week surprise and I am really impressed with the detail and modeling on the figure. It's also the first one I've seen with the red Nintendo logo, though I imagine some other recent figures probably sport it also. The concept art from MM is beautifully brought to life.

Special mention to the only glow-in-the-dark amiibo, Boo. Rumor has it that when you turn away, Boo will give chase.

So, what are your faves? Any uses in games you particularly like?

 

[Little Mons†er]

The Yoshi smash amiibo because he is just the cutest <3

Have yet to even use it in a game lol, just love having Yoshi on my desk motivating my day lol

 

[NMFried]

Mine's gotta be Wind Waker Link. So good.

 

[Stencil]

Villager (Smash Bros.) Aside from the awesome make of it, I finally have a nice figurine to remind me of all the fun times I had with New Leaf.

edit: (not my image)

Apparently there was a revision from the first run? Wonder which one I have, or if one is worth more, depending.

 

[Galang]

The wedding mario and bowser look pretty rad. Probably the first amiibo I buy and keep. Champions from BoTW also seem alright

 

[Sonic Rift]

I love my 8-bit Mario and Link. I think if I had to pick favourites, it'd be them. But then I also love my Wind Waker Link and Zelda, my Pikachu, Lucario, Lucina... I am a consumer whore, by the way.

 

[spectator]

No.

 

[Rocketz]

Yarn Yoshi because it's the only one I have or would want. I don't even own a Nintendo system.

 

[Euphony]

It's cheating to pick 2, but you can't have Callie without Marie

 

[LiK]

It'll be Bayonetta whenever I get it.

 

[Dandy Crocodile]

I've always loved the Shovel Knight amiibo. Nintendo allowing a 3rd party to make an amiibo was surprising and it looks really good!

The Callie and Marie amiibos are really gorgeous. The way the ink bubbles up below them and the glitter inlaid in their plastic makes them feel more premium than other amiibo.

 

[Kangi]

Ness, for being well-made (love his little backpack), being actual EarthBound merchandise (sorta), and for singlehandedly bringing low all of GameStop.

 

[fernoca]

8-bit Link and modern 8-bit Mario are my favorites.

Also have Waddle Dee because I just love him.

And have all 5 Yoshi's Woolly World amiibo.

 

[OnionPowder]

My favorite from my collection due to bias

Second favorite though

 

[blame space]

it's Kirby

 

[To Far Away Times]

I don't really buy collectors stuff but I did buy a Yarn Yosi.

 

[marrec]

Yep the post above me nailed it, Callie and Marie are hands down the best Amiibo.

I do like the Guardian Amiibo because of the size and the possibility though, it's also highly detailed and of generally a better quality than most other Amiibo.

 

[batfax]

Probably Ness or Lucas. A lot of amiibos botch up the design, particularly faces, but those two turned out perfectly.

 

[Drayco21]

I generally really dislike Amiibo, but the Tom Nook I bought because he was $3 is alright.

 

[The Lamonster]

I like my yarn Yoshi. It catches everybody's eye.

 

[greenmind]

guardian

loot drop in BOTW!

 

[Platy]

Hard to beat sitting Yarn Yoshi

 

[Ladekabel]

Yarn Yoshi

I wonder how many will mention Caption Falcon's amiibo ass.

 

[NOLA_Gaffer]

I've always loved the Shovel Knight amiibo. Nintendo allowing a 3rd party to make an amiibo was surprising and it looks really good!

The Callie and Marie amiibos are really gorgeous. The way the ink bubbles up below them and the glitter inlaid in their plastic makes them feel more premium than other amiibo.

I still need to get Callie and Marie. Too bad they're $Texas these days.

 

[moggio]

I'm generally not a fan of ones that have supports. I think the support should be incorporated into the design or it should be removable.

 

[Lord of Ostia]

My favorite is probably Roy, they did a great job on him, lots of detail. Mega Man amiibo is similarly awesome looking.

 

[DorkyMohr]

Wii Fit Trainer because it's the only amiibo I've bought. It's amusing because the number of games that supports it is so low so it's become more of a curiosity than a functional amiibo.

 

[kunonabi]

Daisy
Diddy Kong
Chibi-Robo
Callie
Lottie

Those are probably my favorites but I'm really partial to the Smash Ryu, Mega Man and Kirby amiibos too.

 

[digita1alchemy]

I have every amiibo, so I am certified to say that the best amiibo is, in fact, Chibi-Robo:

 

[MisterHero]

Every 3rd-Party amiibo.

I love when Nintendo collaborates with 3rd-Parties even if said parties show their ass from time to time by not providing games.

 

[SatoAilDarko]

The Smash Series Samus Amiibo:

I just love her pose as well as the same one of the cover and disc art of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. I also like the look of the Other M suit.

I also really like the poses of the Zero Suit Samus and Wii Fit Trainer Amiibo.

 

[balladofwindfishes]

Blue Yarn Yoshi, Waluigi and Mr Game and Watch are all pretty cool.

Pac Man is nice too, but he's basically just a Pac Man. There's nothing really unique or interesting about it, other than the nice build quality.

 

[Joey Ravn]

Of the ones I have, Pikachu by far. Mewtwo a close second.

I've always wanted: Charizard, Kirby, Shovel Knight, Sonic.

I'll probably get a few Links tomorrow as a birthday present for myself. That Skyward Sword Link... and the WW Link... Worth every cent.

 

[Draxal]

Glow in the dark boo.

 

[emb]

Easily gotta be the Guardian amiibo.

 

[Steve McQueen]

Wolf Link no contest

 

[maxcriden]

I have every amiibo, so I am certified to say that the best amiibo is, in fact, Chibi-Robo:

That's an underappreciated one for sure. Very cute and I like the design a whole lot. The plug looks so real in person.

 

[maxcriden]

Of the ones I have, Pikachu by far. Mewtwo a close second.

I've always wanted: Charizard, Kirby, Shovel Knight, Sonic.

I'll probably get a few Links tomorrow as a birthday present for myself. That Skyward Sword Link... and the WW Link... Worth every cent.

I think you can get Kirby series Kirby for cheap. It's a great amiibo, as is Waddle Dee.

 

[predalien27]

I don't buy Nintendo consoles anymore so an amiibo would be useless to me, but the thought of buying that Samus one pops into my head from time to time because of how cool it looks.

 

[Muffdraul]

All I have is Wolf Link from TP HD and the boy and girl Inklings from Splatoon. I've never used any of them, never even opened them. I think I heard the inklings were supposed to unlock more single player content, but I never even finished whatever levels were available. I actually just started playing it again the other day and am at the final boss. I admit it's surprisingly tough, but I have to give a big FUCK YOU to the developers for only giving you three goddamn continues, then you have to start all over at the beginning of the level. What an utterly asshole-ish thing to do in this day and age. If they pull that again in Splatoon 2 I'll fly to Japan and settle their hash.

Anyway, I guess my fave is the girl Inkling

 

[mullet2000]

The Yarn Yoshis are the objective GOAT

 

[TheAggroCraig]

I actually really like the Bowser Jr. one.

 

[pete_clarf]

I have all of them so far, and I still think my two favorites are the Smash versions of Meta Knight and Dedede.

I also really like the Smash version of Princess Peach.

 

[Weebos]

It's cheating to pick 2, but you can't have Callie without Marie

These are probably my favorites that I own. They're the highest production quality amiibos I own for sure.

Yarn Yoshi is also no slouch.

 

[Platy]

I have every amiibo, so I am certified to say that the best amiibo is, in fact, Chibi-Robo:

That is a pretty good choice because of it's metalic painting and the fact that it is the only real size amiibo xD

But it is not made of yarn =(

 

[Azure Phoenix]

I can't really choose between Callie & Marie, Chibi Robo, Mr Game & Watch and the blue Yarn Yoshi, the newer amiibos definitely have much nicer paint jobs and generally better sculpting than the early Smash ones.

 

[patrickthehedgehog]

I love my non-SSB Wario figure the most.

 

[Zubz]

Tom Nook for being a great character whose figure is now sold for 99¢ (79¢ with the Best Buy discount!), or either Bayonetta variant simply because she's the Queen... My Queen... Slay something? How does PopGAF put it?

 

[Nesther]

Kirby, Wooly Yoshi, Ness and Chibi-Robo.

 

[dh4niel]

Pacman is my favourite. It's solid and bright and I love his expression.